Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-16
THE REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Their Convention Gets To Work Ia
DaX-RNennsylVania Delegates EAciled

Day-Pennsylvania Delegates Excited.
New YOsk, Dec. 16.-When the delegates TO the
convention Of republican clubs began 10 nle into
Chickering Hall to-day IL was remarked that they
wore q more confident air than yesterday, when
the battalion were disordered and headless. The
idea OF fe< eration OF clubs centralized and ODE
dent TO Il touch or a directing hand was before
every eye They were now In shape 10 carry out
the purpose OF the convention committees ap-
pointed yes terday had been at work last night.
and rules OF order had been framed. senator
Eyarts had been nominated for permanent chair
man. Othar matters had teen arranged by other
committees, and everything should go smoothly,
but how the high spirits and In some cases, tur-
buIence OF the members could be held under re-
straint rem lined TO De seen. Among the nrst 70
arrive and lake position on the platform was the
temporary chairman, Daniel J. Ryan. The men,
The meetluy was TO open at 10 am, but at half
after there WIS no sign OF coming 60 order except
Dan1 j. Ryan, had been buried In the big center
chair for about half hour. third OF Lne dele
tion was called 10 order by Mr.. Ryan. The chair
men OF the dffege gent committees appointed yester-
day then made their reporta senator Chandler
and order of business. The chairmeH or the other
commiItess then followed with reports.
TROUBLE IN THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION.
Meanwhile trouble was brewing among the big
Pennsylva MIA Delegation, and for some time there
was danger or a serious split In Its ranks. BY .
mistake yesterday MI Warren, OF scranton. and
Capt. Thornton, OF Philadelphia, were both ap-
pointed 10y the chairman OF the Pennsylvania clubs
as the X aystone representative on the committed
OF perma nent organization OF leagues the friepds
derStooc. that Capt Thornton was 70 withdraw II
case the re were only tve committees instead o.
six, as some stated The latters friends denied
this, ard the delegation held q hot meeting In the
gent kmeps room in the nall. II was decided b,
40 TO ls that Mr.. Warren was TO be the man, al
though Capt Thornton had represented the dele
CATION In the meeting OF the committee last night
At the reading or the names OF the dinerenl
CLUBS pretense Was found for cheering their names
hans haH xUar ~
read, and the cheering was almost continuous a
the 0lowing names were repeated: John Sher
Ben Ben wade, Abraham Lincoln, ana james q. Blaine
The report OF the committee credentials, aftei
the reading OF the names OF clubs was adopted
CALLING FOR sEA-coAsr DEFENsEs.
Gen. Jno. c. Robinson, Grant Club, OF Bingham
ton n Y, offered the following resolution:
"ResDtued, That IT, is the duty OF the Govern
ment TO place our country in such a state OF de
fense as will command the respect OF all nations
and for this purpose large portion OF the sur
plus revenue should be devoted TO fortifying oul
snps IUs our tSe
ment Of the same"
It was referred to the committee on resolutions
All resolutions offered were referred without De
bate 10 the committee on resolutions.
Mr.. Burdsall OF Binghamton, said he had res
olution.
ton. That name brought down the house.
1t was a resolution advising that the tax or
whisky and toOacco be distributed among the
~--N
surplus.
AREsoLurross DIRECTED AGAINST MR. LAMAR.
Mr.. Grosvenor OF Ohio offered the following
resolution, which caused q sensation:
"Whereas, 1t the opinion OF this national con.
veution OF republican clubs that no man who al
any time denounced Abraham Lincoln while he
was President OF the United States q ''buffoor
and clown" or whoever declared from his seat IN
the United states Senate that no man shou. d
ence and 60 unrebuked by him, or who I'm his
official capacity as Secretary OF the Interior
oruered that the nag OF the United States should
be displayed at half-mast on the occasion OF the
death OF Jacob Thompson or who as senator OF
the United states, many years after the war, re-
fused TO vote that the Thirte nth and Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution 6 -e
valid and binding, ought TO be appointed 70 or hol
the high ONCE or justice OF the supreme Court VI
"Resolped, That L Q. c. Lamar ought not 70
have been appointed justice OF said court"
1t was then carried, on motion. that all resolu-
mittee on resolutions without being read.
number were 50 disposed.
SENATOR EyARrs APPEARS AND srEAKs.
Soon william N. Evarts, the permanent chair
man, came on the platform amid tremendous and
long applause. He was introduced by the te mpo-
rary chairman, Judge Ryan.
He said that he felt called upon TO make the
most grateful Acknowledgements for the honor con-
ferred on the state OF New York and himself in the
choice 81 nun o a. s he s tn
work would not interfere with any OF the estao-
lished organizations OF the party. II would, like
the
the party. The democrats always pride them
selves that they nominate men greater than
their party, but that alusion has about been dis
PEELED. The election OF the man who at present
nils the Chief Executive of1ce OF the nation has
caused this, and the democratic soothing syrup
has shown that tt II totally devoid OF any medical
property.
The republican party never has had any candi-
date of principles hostile TO the countys best In
terestR Those deluded citizens who think 30 mis-
take our principles and their duty. The clubs or
leagues that will be organized now viii prove the
orGans agents and channels for enforcing the
can party never shrfnks or fears Thus the suf-
frage OF this country VIII be formed and permeated
with republican principles
The IrOa Mountain Train Robbery.
ruR THREE MEN ARRESTED At CAMDEN, ARK, RE-
4 LEASED FROM CUSTODY.
| ST. LouIs, Dec 16.-The three men arrested at
! Camden, Ark, charged with the Iron Mountain
| train robbery, were released yesterday when ar
rai0ued before the United states commissioned, az
1 me engineer fireman, and postal CLERK failed 70
that the night after the robbery four men came 70
1 his house on horseback and claimed that they had
| been lost In the bottomR They offered large sunni
/ 10 be conveyed over the swollen streams In boat.
| A pOooe Immediately accompanied the resident q
i the scene and Uncovered signs OF the roboefs n
Vas at this place thai the bloodhound lost track
| AZ The robbers on the night Of the robbery. a
The Daae Acs ApprOveds
CLoUcEsrEn, HAsa. Dec. 1d-A dispatch from
0f Johns. x. p. says the Datt oct which wa
noaDed by the legislature of that colony has re-
co1ved royal asDent II foroeds the catching o.